The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has applauded New York state lawmakers who passed a bill to stop the retail sales of cats, dogs, and rabbits. If the legislation,...
The strain of the virus was found in a four-year-old boy who had been in contact with chickens and crows raised at home, and who showed fever and other symptoms.
Increasing evidence reveals the importance of gut microbiota in animals for regulating intestinal homeostasis, metabolism, and host health. The gut microbial community has been reported to be closely...
Background: Feline leishmaniosis caused by Leishmania infantum is often associated with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infection; however, the role and clinical significance of this coinfection...
The American Equine Veterinarians Association survey also points to an increase in the use of antibiotics in the last 10 years when performing this treatment.
Gastrointestinal (GI) diseases are common in rabbits. Although diagnostic imaging studies can assist clinicians in selecting therapeutic approaches, there are few reports of advanced imaging findings...
Pet health and food company, Mars Petcare, has begun an initiative to better understand pet disease with its biobank. The work also marks a decade-long study by the company.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of metronomic chemotherapy in the palliative treatment of various malignant oral tumors in dogs. Our focus was to determine the effect of treatment...
During the last three decades, corporate consolidators have acquired numerous privately owned veterinary hospitals, and the pace of these acquisitions has only increased over the last two years.
The global market for veterinary ultrasound is projected to grow by $108.88 million during the period of 2021 to 2026, according to Technavio, a market analysis company. During the period, the market...
The ICU census was searched for dogs (n = 466), and cats (n = 97) hospitalized within the ICU between January 2016 and January 2019 in whom blood gas with co-oximetry was performed.
VCA Animal Hospitals shares tips and information for pet owners on care concerns for cats, dogs, and others during the summer months. These can include risks from heat, plants, and traveling.
The objectives if this exploratory study were to identify variables associated with intramammary infections (IMI) during the 1st week of lactation in primiparous organic dairy cows, and to evaluate...
Tiger specialists, the Minnesota Zoo, has welcomed rare Amur Tiger cubs in early May. Four were born to longtime zoo resident, Sundari, though three have survived to this time. Litters of four or...
After two years of pandemic emergency, the annual forum of ACVIM come back to a meeting in person in the city of Austin in Texas from 23 to 25 June of 2022.
Objectives: Measurement of free T4 by analogue immunoassay (fT4a) is popular but its ability to differentiate hypothyroidism from non-thyroidal illness (NTI) is unclear. The aims were to assess fT4a...
In recent years, advances in diagnostics and deep sequencing technologies have led to the identification and characterization of novel viruses in cats as protoparviruses and chaphamaparvoviruses,...
Subaortic stenosis (SAS) is a commonly diagnosed canine congenital cardiac defect, with severe forms of carrying a poor long-term prognosis. To date, an effective treatment strategy has not been...
If better management in the use of antibiotics is not promoted, the consequences could be worrying, since some of these drugs are used as the only alternative in human infections.
